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ひょうたんから駒こま

Meanings

Expression

Noun

Idiomatic

1. something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd

2. something impossible; something ridiculous

Alt. forms

瓢ひょう箪たんから駒こま

ひょうたんから駒こま

Kanji used

chess piece

Composed of

ひょうたん

calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

Used in vocabulary (1 in total)

ひょうたんから駒こまが出でる

something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous